The Greeks and us : a comparative anthropology of ancient Greece

* CONTENTS * Preface * Foreword *1. Doing anthropology with the Greeks *2. From myth to mythology: ranging from native Americans to ancient Greeks *3. Transcribing mythologies. From Japan and New Caledonia to the pontiffs of Rome *4. The wide-open mouth of Truth *5. 'Digging in' in the times between Oedipus of Thebes and modern national identities *6. Comparabilities viewed from the vantage point of politics * Afterword * Notes * Index